Art As Activism: Truth, Survivance, and Resilience
Image: Alex Jacobs-Blum, The Medicine Game Opening reception: Friday, August 2, 6 PM Guelph Museums was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then, our founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada Company. Founded by John Galt, who became its first Superintendent, the Canada Company is…
Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaContent warning: The exhibition Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario includes content that some visitors may find offensive and/or traumatizing. Guelph Museums aims to provide open spaces for the sharing and understanding of all histories and lived experiences. We ask that visitors help to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and sensitivity.…
VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility, Art and Communications
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaExperience sound and vibration technologies through art installations by David Bobier, Lindsay Fisher, Marla Hlady, Ellen Moffat, Gordon Monahan, Alison O’Daniel, and Lynx Sainte-Marie. By making sound tangible through touch, this exhibition aims to change public perceptions of difference and disability. Presented in partnership with VibraFusionLab, an innovative centre for vibrotactile research and creative practice…
Tales from the Hill
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin Guelph Guild of Storytellers and special guests on the first Wednesday of each month. Free admission.
School’s Out, Museum’s In PD Day – The Making Box
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaImprov for Joy with Hayley from The Making Box. Both sessions are designed for children with all levels of cognitive and sensory processing needs. Two sessions, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. General admission.
Rotary in Guelph 1920–2020: 100 Years of Service Above Self
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaImage: Rotarians of Guelph, 1921 The Beginning of Rotary in Guelph: On February 23, 1920, 25 local business leaders hosted a meeting to organize a Rotary Club in Guelph. Under…
Fourth Friday: Tannis Slimmon – POSTPONED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn order to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the Museum is temporarily closed until further notice. We are still available online and through our social media channels. City of Guelph COVID-19 Update The exhibition opening reception and Fourth Friday: Tannis Slimmon have been postponed, date TBD. Celebrate the opening of spring exhibitions, Lay of the Land and Guelph Circa 1999 with…
Tales from the Hill – CANCELLED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn order to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the Museum is temporarily closed until further notice. We are still available online and through our social media channels. City of Guelph COVID-19 Update Tales from the Hill has been cancelled. Join Guelph Guild of Storytellers and special guests on the first Wednesday of each month. Free admission.
